Patronising bi@tch: what would you do?

[asitis]

As someone has mentioned these people have character flaws, a few confrontations is not going to change 30 years of character build. You may get a few niceties to your face but you can guarantee that they will be more out to get you than ever, schmooze and suck it up.

[TheFaQQer]

Ask her by email, cc'ing your direct manager, for lots of specifics about everything she commands you to do. The when you get started, send detailed progress reports every hour using techyspeak that she won't understand; stick a couple of sneaky little questions in there so that if she doesn't answer or gets the answer wrong she will demonstrate her own incompetence.

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When she gives you unrealistic deadlines, reply back with copious amounts of information that she won't understand.

In the middle of it, leave a question which means that she needs to do something, e.g. "I won't be able to complete XYZ without further clarification on whether we import A or B at this stage". If it's hidden well enough, she will miss it, and when she demands to know what is happening / why it is late, you can refer back to the email and point out to everyone that she is the bottleneck.

Repeat as necessary.

[petergriffin]

One reply to thank you all. I'm giving up on this one. These are times when I realize I'm not tough enough for this business. I'll take a holiday and break from CUK too. See you sometime later.

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[suityou01]

One reply to thank you all. I'm giving up on this one. These are times when I realize I'm not tough enough for this business. I'll take a holiday and break from CUK too. See you sometime later.

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Blimey you folded up quicker than Suity in his local trying to get a game of pool.

MF

[fullyautomatix]

She is probably short of a good hard shag. Take her to the store room and sort her out.

WHS ++

WHen HR girlies cause trouble its usually because they want you to give them a good hard shag in the meeting room while calling her a bitch!

[Spacecadet]

One reply to thank you all. I'm giving up on this one. These are times when I realize I'm not tough enough for this business. I'll take a holiday and break from CUK too. See you sometime later.

And you didn't even need NLUK to tell you're not cut out for contracting

[Mich the Tester]

Blimey you folded up quicker than Suity in his local trying to get a game of pool.

MF

And you didn't even need NLUK to tell you're not cut out for contracting

Some might laugh, but personally I think it's a bloody shame that people are discouraged in this business by some of the social cripples and emotional lepers that go around calling themselves managers.

[beaker]

Good luck with your next permie role

[Spacecadet]

Some might laugh, but personally I think it's a bloody shame that people are discouraged in this business by some of the social cripples and emotional lepers that go around calling themselves managers.

At the end of the day they either want the business or they don't. Part of life is knowing when to give up and find another potential client.

[suityou01]

Some might laugh, but personally I think it's a bloody shame that people are discouraged in this business by some of the social cripples and emotional lepers that go around calling themselves managers.

WMTTS + 1

Give it a go following the advice PG. At least try before giving in.